Thread: I'm sending a message to publishers.
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Old 04-08-2010, 04:22 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114 View Post
But they both should raise people's hackles and I hate that they don't. I have no respect for people who support breaking copyright, violating intellectual property violations etc. I'm fully with the content creators and publishers on that front.
Why? Why does it "raise your hackles"? Why does copying files elicit an emotional response? I think what the original poster did was not only ethical (although, a case could be made that he should have sent something to the publishers for their editorial and PR efforts) but also a liberating gesture: a concrete step to re-implementing the gift culture which can liberate the arts from the oppressive heel of Capitalism. Heck, even a return to the patronage system may be preferable. It would certainly serve to filter out crap and it has been applied viably to digital artwork.

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